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"Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County,
Arizona" is the third of the series covering the counties of
the State. The first two, covering Cochise and Pima
Counties, were published as Arizona Bureau of Mines
Bulletins 187 (1973) and 189 (1974)respectively. Arizona's
important and large mineral output has come from numerous
major operations and small mines or prospects for some
300 years, from the time of the early Spanish prospecting
inwhat is nowSanta Cruz County. The records of the mining
activities are scattered in historical documents and records,
publications of individuals and Federal and State
agencies, articles in technical journals, public and private
reports, and newspaper clippings. Many such sources are
not readily available to those seeking such information and
thus these indices are designed to provide, in a concise
form, a summary of information on the mining properties
and the more important sources of the information.
No attempt has been made to name and describe every
mining property or prospect that may have been located or
worked.

This bibliography provides references for each known metallic mineral
district in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties in Arizona. In a mineral-district
classification, known metallic mineral occurrences are grouped according to
geologic and metallogenic criteria rather than the geographic associations
used in the traditional mining-district approach (Keith and others, 1983a,b).
Ideally, a mineral district should consist of mineral occurrences that have a
common genesis. A mineral-district classification is especially useful for
understanding the geologic setting of mineralization and the distribution of
known mineral occurrences with similar geology. A mineral-district map, however,
is by no means a statement of mineral potential because future mineral
discoveries within and outside established districts will affect district
boundaries. Although understanding the distribution of known mineral deposits
is essential in evaluating mineral potential, many other geologic and technologic
factors must also be considered (Fellows, 1984).
This circular is the third in a series of county-by-county bibliographies
for metallic mineral districts in Arizona. This and other circulars are based
upon the work of Keith and others (1983c), but provide a more usable format
and more comprehensive reference lists than the latter publication.
Nearly 1,100 citations are listed in this circular.

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